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Doing good with AI tools: Navigating ethical considerations for the social sector 

Candid

As AI is increasingly used in high-impact ways such as writing and assessing grant proposals, how can we make sure that it is used ethically, minimizing the risk of harm? Similarly, we saw evidence that the model was associating “People of Latin American descent” with “Incarcerated people.” What can bias look like in the data?

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The Unrecognized Risk of Status Quo Problem-Solving Skills for Grantmakers

sgEngage

In grant proposals and pitches, they want you to predict the future and show how, with your eloquent promises and plans for impact, you can best provide them the assurance of certainty. Many funders want to wait to see how new models, programs, and leaders will perform, and they often require other funders to buy in before they will.

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Grow the Human Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication

.orgSource

Set the example by modeling the behavior you would like to see. Welcome every proposal. In this age of unprecedented processing power, why is critical thinking important? The word critical comes from the Greek word kritikos, which means the ability to judge or discern. Don’t waste valuable brain power.

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In Defense of Community Managers

Amy Sample Ward

There are definitely times when community building and even campaigning or organizing feels just like that! I’m excited to see the proposal gain momentum and hopefully move to implementation soon! As such, Community Managers play to a core element for any shared space: modeling behavior. Background.

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4 Secrets to a Successful Fundraising Portfolio Review

sgEngage

If you have predictive modeling results , that is the best place to start (and if you don’t, put it on the wish list for next year!). Can you use this insight to better line up these changes with your organizations needs to inspire a proposal that’s more meaningful? . Dig into the data. . Set yourself up for success. .

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Towards Global Access for the Print Disabled

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

A Policy Update from an engineer, Jim Fruchterman of Benetech June 8, 2010 The international copyright negotiations in Geneva around a proposed Treaty for the Visually Impaired (“TVI”) have been steadily heating up. The Proposals A. Joint Recommendation Proposal (US-JR). The African Union Proposed Treaty (“AUPT”).

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Ratify Marrakesh!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Because the Marrakesh Treaty was modeled after the Chafee Amendment, as the Section 121 copyright exception is widely known in honor of the senator who proposed it in 1996, only minor changes have been recommended to align U.S. Here are the three changes of note: Clarifying the definition of a disability that qualifies.